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Mon, 11 Jan 2021 12:53:03 GMT
Dwarf Giraffe Discovered in Namibia
[Namibian] A, one of only two in Africa, dwarf giraffe was discovered on a private farm near Okahandja last July, a recently published report by researchers from the Giraffe Conservation Foundation (GCF) revealed.

Mon, 11 Jan 2021 14:25:33 GMT
Central Bank Appoints New Director of Banking Services
[Namibia Economist] The Bank of Namibia appointed Sencia Kaizemi Rukata as the new Director of Banking Services, effective 01 January 2021, replacing Sam Shivute, who left the position following his

Mon, 11 Jan 2021 12:55:07 GMT
Critics Unimpressed With Director General's 17-Year Tenure
[Namibian] RALLY for Democracy and Progress (RDP) leader Mike Kavekotora says the political allegiance of Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) director general Paulus Noa is among the reasons for the agency's failure to live up to its mandate 17 years af...

Tue, 12 Jan 2021 08:51:15 GMT
Off-Field Politics Hurt Namibian Footballers
[New Frame] The suspension of the southern African nation's football league has stunted the growth of players who were already not making much from the beautiful game.

Tue, 12 Jan 2021 08:46:08 GMT
Pre-Season Tourney On the Cards
[Namibian] DOMESTIC football could restart with a pre-season tournament next month, hinted Namibia Football Premier League director Mabos Vries.

Mon, 11 Jan 2021 15:14:31 GMT
Brave Warriors Ready for African Nations Championships
[Namibia Economist] The Brave Warriors are busy preparing for the 2021 African Nations Championship (CHAN) Finals to be held in Cameroon.

Mon, 11 Jan 2021 13:03:37 GMT
Namibia Records 105 Covid Deaths in Six Weeks
[Namibian] NAMIBIA has recorded 105 deaths in a space of six weeks following a spike in coronavirus cases.

Mon, 11 Jan 2021 13:03:07 GMT
Shoprite Workers Hopeful After Favourable Court Ruling
[Namibian] SHOPRITE workers say they are hopeful things will turn in their favour after the High Court on Friday ordered the giant retailer to stop hiring seasonal workers to perform the duties of aggrieved employees currently on a nationwide strike.

Mon, 11 Jan 2021 13:02:27 GMT
Rundu Hospital Bans Visitors
[Namibian] THE Rundu Intermediate Hospital has banned patients from receiving visitors as a measure to curb the spread of Covid-19.

Mon, 11 Jan 2021 12:55:46 GMT
BoN Announces New Head of Banking Services
[Namibian] THE Bank of Namibia has appointed seasoned banker Sencia Kaizemi-Rukata as the new director of banking services, effective from the beginning of this year.

Mon, 11 Jan 2021 08:58:06 GMT
Athletics Camp Continues Despite Obstacles
[Namibian] Despite restrictions due to Covid-19 and a dearth of sponsors, the Quinton Steele Botes Athletics Coaching Course was once again successfully staged in Windhoek last week.

Mon, 11 Jan 2021 09:03:31 GMT
Shikongo, Jacobs Triumph At Swakop Open
[Namibian] Risto Shikongo and Lesedi Jacobs emerged as the singles champions of the Swakopmund Open presented by the Namibia Tennis Association at the coastal town last month.

Mon, 11 Jan 2021 08:33:32 GMT
Women's Cricket Series Postponed
[Namibian] NAMIBIA's women's cricket series against Zimbabwe, which was due to take place in Windhoek from 22 January to 3 February has been postponed due to Covid-19.

Sat, 09 Jan 2021 14:38:26 GMT
Africa's Road to Recovery in 2021 Is a Fresh Start
[Chatham House] The continent now has a chance to reshape its relations with the global economy to create greater pan-African prosperity and resilience for future generations.

Fri, 08 Jan 2021 10:34:33 GMT
Country Records 13 Covid-19 Related Deaths in 24 hrs
[Namibia Economist] The Health Minister Hon Dr. Kalumbi Shangula on Wednesday 6 January announced 13 new COVID-19 deaths, as the country's COVID-19 cases continue to surge.

Fri, 08 Jan 2021 10:29:17 GMT
Keetmans Residents Urged to Save Water
[Namibian] The Keetmanshoop municipality has warned locals to use water sparingly because NamWater's terminal reservoir, which supplies the town with potable water, yesterday stood at 30%, with an outflow of 240 cubic metres of water per hour.

Fri, 08 Jan 2021 15:11:31 GMT
Flooding in South 'Biggest Since the 90s'
[Namibian] The flooding of rivers and overflowing of dams in the southern parts of Namibia is said to be the biggest since the 1990s, as the country's third largest surface reservoir, the Naute Dam, was filled to 117,8% capacity yesterday morning.

Fri, 08 Jan 2021 15:09:21 GMT
Soweto Clinic Staff On Lunch As Patients Wait
[Namibian] Patients awaiting treatment at the Katutura Health Centre in Soweto, Windhoek, say they are fed up with the clinic staff going on lunch while they wait for service.

Fri, 08 Jan 2021 15:06:49 GMT
Canjulo Excels At Northern Tigers Gala
[Namibian] One of Namibia's top junior swimmers, Jose Canjulo, excelled with some superb performances at the Northern Tigers Gala in Pretoria last month.

Fri, 08 Jan 2021 14:51:11 GMT
Armyworm Threatens Omusati Crops
[Namibian] OSHIKUKU constituency councillor Matheus Gabriel yesterday said an invasion of armyworms is threatening to create food shortages in his constituency.

Fri, 08 Jan 2021 14:50:25 GMT
Hugely Music Goes 'Huge'
[Namibian] After more than three years in the music industry, kwaito, hip-hop and sambo trio Hugely Music finally released a debut album 'Brothers In Music' recently.

Fri, 08 Jan 2021 14:29:26 GMT
A Good Festive Season for Kunene Rhinos
[Namibian] Chief executive officer Samson !Uri?Khob of the Save the Rhino Trust (SRT) on Saturday said no rhinos were poached during the festive season in the Kunene region.

Fri, 08 Jan 2021 13:07:35 GMT
Cattle Post Human Remains Identified
[Namibian] THE skeletal human remains found at Omako cattle post in the Okahao constituency of Omusati region on Monday this week have been identified as those of a 57-year-old Wilbard Shikongo Iinekela from Oshukwa village.

Fri, 08 Jan 2021 13:05:23 GMT
Katutura Swimming Pool Declared 'Unfit'
[Namibian] The Namibia Consumer Trust (NCT) says Katutura's public swimming pool has failed to meet the World Health Organisation's standards for hygiene.

Fri, 08 Jan 2021 13:00:07 GMT
Melisa Poulton and Earth Element Water
[Namibian] We all know the powerful saying 'water is life'.

Fri, 08 Jan 2021 12:10:52 GMT
Trade-Based Money Laundering - a Namibian Case
[Namibian] An accomplice in a crime is as guilty as the main culprit.

Fri, 08 Jan 2021 12:03:32 GMT
Vaccines and New Virus Variants
[Namibian] The discovery of two new variants of the novel coronavirus in the United Kingdom and South Africa has raised concerns about the effectiveness of the vaccines already developed to fight the virus.

Fri, 08 Jan 2021 11:14:00 GMT
Parents Urged to Accompany Children to Beaches
[Namibian] ERONGO'S regional police commander for community affairs, inspector Ileni Shapumba, recently reminded parents to make sure their children do not visit the beach unsupervised.

Fri, 08 Jan 2021 11:07:54 GMT
Riemvasmaker Chief Dies of Heart Attack
[Namibian] The chief of the Riemvasmaker community, Johannes Boy 'Attas' Mangani (80), died after he suffered a heart attack on Sunday at De Riet near Khorixas.

Fri, 08 Jan 2021 11:05:45 GMT
Schools to Reopen Late in January As Second Covid-19 Wave Hits
[Namibia Economist] Face-to-face learning at all schools is expected to commence on 26 January, the Minister of Education, Arts and Culture Hon Anna Nghipondoka announced this week.



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